Ireland launches its National Action Plan Against Racism

The Permanent Forum began its first session in Geneva, bringing participants together to address systemic racism and the rights of people of African descent. Discussions included reparatory justice...

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Dutch state's role in slavery at the National Archives. Representatives of organizations pressing for acknowledgment attended. The statement recognized...

Memphis police officers assaulted Tyre Nichols following a traffic stop; he died three days later. The case generated renewed demands for policing accountability. A structural approach examines...

Law 14.532 amended Brazil's legislation to classify racial insult as a crime of racism and address racist conduct in additional contexts. The reform connected individually directed abuse with the...

Seattle's City Council passed legislation adding caste to its anti-discrimination protections. The measure responded to campaigning around inherited hierarchy and exclusion in diaspora settings....

The Supreme Court upheld the preliminary ruling against Alabama's congressional map under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Black voters and supporting organizations had challenged dilution of their...

In Haaland v. Brackeen, the Supreme Court rejected major challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Tribal nations and Native organizations welcomed preservation of protections addressing the removal...

The task force issued its final report to California's legislature, documenting compounding harms and proposing a comprehensive reparations plan. The report concluded a process of evidence gathering...

At the national slavery commemoration in Amsterdam, King Willem-Alexander repeated the state's apology and asked forgiveness for the House of Orange-Nassau's failure to act against slavery. He...

The Dutch government announced the return of 478 cultural objects requested by Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The decision followed investigation of their colonial provenance. It challenged the continued...